PMQs
noun [ plural ] politics UK specialized uk/ˌpiː.emˈkjuːz/ us/ˌpiː.emˈkjuːz/
(英国议会每周的)首相答问环节(Prime Minister's Questions 的缩写)
abbreviation for Prime Minister's Questions : an occasion held every week in the UK Parliament in Westminster, when Members of Parliament can ask the Prime Minister questions
One of Labour's first acts in 1997 was to combine the 15-minute PMQs on Tuesdays and Thursdays - a tradition since the 1960s - into a single 30-minute session on Wednesday. 工党在1997年首先采取的措施之一便是改变1960年代以来的传统,将每周二和周四15分钟的首相答问环节合并为每周三一次30分钟。
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- The picture shows Blair leaving Downing Street to attend his last PMQs in the House of Commons.
- In addition to showing a mastery of detail and argument, he also used PMQs to very powerful political effect.
- Within minutes of PMQs, Westminster was swirling with rumours.
- She performed well at PMQs and has strong grassroots support.